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− | {{ | + | [[Image:IMG 12994.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|barty63|Mike Barth}}<br />[[Kakum]], [[Ghana]], October 2013]] |
+ | '''Alternative name: Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch''' | ||
;[[:Category:Nigrita|Nigrita]] bicolor | ;[[:Category:Nigrita|Nigrita]] bicolor | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | Length 12 cm. Underparts are rich mahogany, upperparts slate-grey (western birds) or grey-brown. | ||
+ | ====Similar Species==== | ||
+ | Has a heavier bill than male [[Red-fronted Antpecker]] and has different habits. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Africa]] | + | Tropical [[Africa]]<br /> |
+ | '''Western Africa''': [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guinea]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[DRC]] and [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Kenya]] and [[Uganda]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands, [[Sao Tome]], [[Principe]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | + | ====Subspecies==== | |
+ | ''Nigrita bicolor'' has three subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
+ | *''N. b. bicolor'' | ||
+ | :*[[Sierra Leone]] to [[Ghana]] | ||
+ | *''N. b. brunnescens'' | ||
+ | :*[[Nigeria]] to [[Angola]] and [[DRC]]; [[Príncipe]] | ||
+ | *''N. b. saturatior'' | ||
+ | :*Eastern [[DRC]] and [[Uganda]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | Lowland forest, | + | Lowland forest, mangroves and secondary growth. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | + | ====Vocalisation==== | |
+ | A series of 10-15 whistled notes. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#{{Ref-SinclairRyan03}} | |
+ | #Avibase | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Nigrita+bicolor}} | {{GSearch|Nigrita+bicolor}} | ||
− | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Nigrita]] | |
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Nigrita |
Latest revision as of 23:56, 27 April 2020
Alternative name: Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch
- Nigrita bicolor
Identification
Length 12 cm. Underparts are rich mahogany, upperparts slate-grey (western birds) or grey-brown.
Similar Species
Has a heavier bill than male Red-fronted Antpecker and has different habits.
Distribution
Tropical Africa
Western Africa: Senegambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, DRC and Angola
Eastern Africa: Kenya and Uganda
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Sao Tome, Principe
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Nigrita bicolor has three subspecies:[1]
- N. b. bicolor
- N. b. brunnescens
- N. b. saturatior
Habitat
Lowland forest, mangroves and secondary growth.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
A series of 10-15 whistled notes.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-breasted Nigrita. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-breasted_Nigrita